内容摘要：However, moderate Republican Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said it was "a bad day for America's foreign policy" and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said she is "sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin".

However, moderate Republican Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon said it was "a bad day for America's foreign policy" and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said she is "sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin".

However, Mujica governed in his own way, demonstrating pragmatism and audacity on several occasions, political commentators say.During his administration, amid a fairly favourable international context, the Uruguayan economy grew at an average annual rate of 5.4%, poverty was reduced, and unemployment remained low.

Uruguay also drew global attention for the social laws passed by parliament during those years, such as the legalisation of abortion, the recognition of same-sex marriage, and state regulation of the marijuana market.While in office, Mujica rejected moving into the presidential residence (a mansion), as heads of state around the world usually do.Instead, he remained with his wife - politician and former guerrilla Lucía Topolansky - in their modest home on the outskirts of Montevideo, with no domestic help and little security.

This combined with the fact that he always dressed casually, that he was often seen driving his light blue 1987 Volkswagen Beetle and gave away a large portion of his salary, led some media outlets to call him "the world's poorest president".But Mujica always rejected that title: "They say I'm the poorest president. No, I'm not," he told me in a 2012 interview at his home. "Poor are those who want more [...] because they're in an endless race."

Despite Mujica preaching austerity, his government did significantly increase public spending, widening the fiscal deficit and leading his opponents to accuse him of waste.

Mujica was also criticised for failing to reverse the growing problems in Uruguayan education, despite having promised that education would be a top priority for his administration.It is thought he started on his usual walk home in Irthlingborough, through the Stanwick Lakes nature reserve to Raunds, but he never made it home.

His body was discovered in one of the lakes in an area that was fenced off with barbed wire.His mother is certain his intention was to make his way home because he would "never ever leave Angel, his parrot".

Mr Attwood's route through Stanwick Lakes took him over a bridge which Ms Baker described as "so busy, there's people fishing, there's children playing in the water".She said he had lost his phone and would often seek help from passers-by.